Got to build up the anticipation
It's like watching Michael Jackson concert. He show up and stand there, people start to scream. He turn his head, people go crazy
China's Space Program News Thread
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It's like watching Michael Jackson concert. He show up and stand there, people start to scream. He turn his head, people go crazy
This is a big deal this landing on Mars by the CNSA.
What I really was impressed by was the orbiter had to maneuver itself into position for the release of the lander, then thrust itself back into orbit to serve as the relay station.
They had to get the lander close enough to the atmosphere for release, and allow it to fall to the Mars surface.
The technical abilities demonstrated will get other nations excited, and they will want to work with the Chinese even more on space exploration.
It was really surprising when reading all the technical details of the mission. It was THAT complex.
What is also surprising is this thread. A lot of, "WE done it! Now in yo' face America and lackeys!" That surprises me, the level of frustration. But the comments were funny, so let it be, I guess, heh.
Here is an article from last month, as the People's Daily reported in one short paragraph a few countries that will be participating in a coming moon mission.
With this successful landing on Mars that was so technically complicated, and the space station being built, there will be a lot more countries willing to work with the CNSA in space exploration in the future.
What I really was impressed by was the orbiter had to maneuver itself into position for the release of the lander, then thrust itself back into orbit to serve as the relay station.
They had to get the lander close enough to the atmosphere for release, and allow it to fall to the Mars surface.
The technical abilities demonstrated will get other nations excited, and they will want to work with the Chinese even more on space exploration.
It was really surprising when reading all the technical details of the mission. It was THAT complex.
What is also surprising is this thread. A lot of, "WE done it! Now in yo' face America and lackeys!" That surprises me, the level of frustration. But the comments were funny, so let it be, I guess, heh.
Here is an article from last month, as the People's Daily reported in one short paragraph a few countries that will be participating in a coming moon mission.
With this successful landing on Mars that was so technically complicated, and the space station being built, there will be a lot more countries willing to work with the CNSA in space exploration in the future.
CNSA should be rewarded with an increased budget. It has managed to elevate China's status in the world for such a small cost. Come on Xi, make it happen!This is a big deal this landing on Mars by the CNSA.
What I really was impressed by was the orbiter had to maneuver itself into position for the release of the lander, then thrust itself back into orbit to serve as the relay station.
They had to get the lander close enough to the atmosphere for release, and allow it to fall to the Mars surface.
The technical abilities demonstrated will get other nations excited, and they will want to work with the Chinese even more on space exploration.
It was really surprising when reading all the technical details of the mission. It was THAT complex.
What is also surprising is this thread. A lot of, "WE done it! Now in yo' face America and lackeys!" That surprises me, the level of frustration. But the comments were funny, so let it be, I guess, heh.
Here is an article from last month, as the People's Daily reported in one short paragraph a few countries that will be participating in a coming moon mission.
With this successful landing on Mars that was so technically complicated, and the space station being built, there will be a lot more countries willing to work with the CNSA in space exploration.
Considering all these achievements that have come to fruition (and loads more yet to come) are the result of many prior years of planning, preparation and experimentation, any future missions currently in the pipeline would've already been budgeted and in progress as of now.
So for CNSA to receive additional funding at this stage we'd be talking about missions and objectives that are yet to be conceived and are beyond the scope of whatever roadmap they currently have for the next 15-20 years or more.
In other words even if the CNSA receives an increased budget over what's already been earmarked we likely won't be seeing any tangible results until decades down the line.
Use the budgets to revamp their objectives.
Its not as if these objectives are political. It's scientific and more budget means more objectives and expansion.
True, though of course it entirely depends on the specific objective and how much wriggle room is available on a case by case basis rather than a full spectrum type of implementation across the board.
For instance you can't, say, all of a sudden slap on more instruments on a rover since the design would have been set in stone years prior and obviously even one small change could affect the whole programme.
For the sake of speculation, however, I could imagine some near term benefits from additional funding such as full implementation of that 2nd core module for the space station which would then make possible two additional experiment modules, effectively doubling the size of Tiangong; then there's the QUESS quantum satellite network which is already a pretty exciting proposition and can definitely benefit from large scale expansion, which could vastly accelerate research in that field and allow China to pull even further ahead of pretty much the entire rest of the world.
I thought that was already part of the plan for the space station; in fact, the scope of the space station program appears to have kept creeping from the original 3-module, 60-ton design. The telescope was added later on. The back-up core module and its associated modules will be likely to be added to the current ones too. All told, the whole Chinese space station could end up to be a 7-module, 180 ton monster.
The thing with raising funding for CNSA is, you can't just do it to them alone. If you raise their funding, what about the various other insitutes that worked on the J20, Y20, Aircraft Carriers, Nuclear submarines, 055, DF-17s, etc etc you get my point.
I'm not saying that people working at these places shouldn't get an increased budget, simply this, if they are going to get a bigger budget, that should be for all of them instead of any single one of them because they are all important.
And I think they are getting the increase in budget as needed, because that's basically encapsulated in the annual military budget increase.
I'm not saying that people working at these places shouldn't get an increased budget, simply this, if they are going to get a bigger budget, that should be for all of them instead of any single one of them because they are all important.
And I think they are getting the increase in budget as needed, because that's basically encapsulated in the annual military budget increase.
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